Holy cow – we were moving really fast… at least, it felt that way to me. The creatures in the video below could have been interchanged with me and my pilot on the road from CDG to Paris, that fine spring morning last year…
moto taxi
Daily Ride – car ride, showing moto taxis splitting lanes
This humble little video is shot from the inside of a car and shows motorcycles passing by the traffic … which moves very, very slowly. This is one of the reasons I took a moto taxi last year in Paris.
Daily Ride – Through Paris on a Yamaha TDR 125
Nice footage, nice music. Enjoy this 2:08 minutes of sightseeing
Daily Ride – 56 businessmen on moto taxis in Paris
It’s one way to get to your meetings!
Two or three old women came and asked…
Two or three old women came and asked him [Suzuki Shosan] about the essence of Buddhism.
The Master said: “I do not know anything that I can teach you.”
After a while he said suddenly: “You will die, you will die. Never forget the fact of dying…”
From : Death Was His Koan: The Samurai-Zen of Suzuki Shosan By Winston L. King (P.285)
It looks so harmless on a web page
… and in all honesty, that’s pretty much how I felt, one fine spring afternoon, on the back of a motorcycle flying down a highway near Paris.
What happened that day crystallized a whole lot that I’d observed about myself, doing business with the French, and the practical uses of Zen.
And the book is nearing completion . . . ready in early 2015. So stay tuned.
Daily Ride – May gathering in Paris
Daily Ride – Beautiful drive through countryside to Paris
Blue sky overhead… open road before you… roundabouts… trees… grass… trees… radio playing and the wind in your ears… nice ride
Daily Ride – Beating out Paris Traffic
This is a 4:36 minute advertisement for a moto taxi service, which makes a pretty good case for riding a motorcycle, instead of being stuck in traffic for hours. If you have someplace you have to be, and you can’t wait for traffic, here’s an option for you
Daily Ride – From the airport at Bordeaux
Here’s a video of a woman taking a moto taxi from the airport at Bordeaux. Riding through the countryside, enjoying the scenery, arriving in the city, and going on her way. She clearly has made prior arrangements — whereas I came across my pilot in Paris by total chance. I hadn’t been expecting to take a moto taxi at all… but things turned out quite differently for me in the end. This lady is also very laid back, and she doesn’t seem to be in a huge hurry. Of course, this is an advertisement for a moto taxi company, so that’s to be expected. Real life experience takes its own turns. Still, this is a nice few minutes to watch someone ride.
Daily Ride – Quick trip down Paris streets on a Gold Wing
Just a quick trip down Paris streets aboard a Gold Wing. It looks like the rider has his rolling carry-on strapped onto the back of the bike, with the wheels showing. And there appears to be a seat back for him to lean against. When I was riding pillion on a Honda ST1300, flying down the highway from CDG to Paris, there was no seat back, and I was a lot less at ease than the guy in this video. Just goes to show how varied the bikes and features and pilots can be, as well as how different the experience can turn out.
Zen and the Art of Moto Taxi Survival 